2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Southland champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 42–49, vs. Sam Houston
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	10–3 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach	Eric Morris (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Cody Crill (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Justin Deason (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
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2021 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Nicholls		5	–	3					6	–	5
McNeese State *		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northwestern State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by fourth-year head coach Eric Morris.

On November 12, 2021, Incarnate Word announced that this will be the last season for the team in the Southland and will then join the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2022. However, UIW announced they would remain in the Southland in late June and would not join the WAC.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference. ^[1] In addition, fifteen Cardinals were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team. ^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	48 (8)
2	Nicholls	43 (4)
3	Incarnate Word	32
4	McNeese State	26
5	Northwestern State	21
6	Houston Baptist	10

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Offense 1st Team Kevin Brown – Running Back, SR Robert Ferrel – Wide Receiver, SR 2nd Team Cam Ward – Quarterback, SO Caleb Johnson – Offensive Lineman, SR Nash Jones – Offensive Lineman, SO Reid Francis – Offensive Lineman, RS-FR Carson Mohr – Kicker, JR

Defense 1st Team Cameron Preston – Defensive Lineman, SR Kelechi Anyalebechi – Linebacker, SR Ce'Cori Tolds – Kick Returner, SR Robert Ferrel – Punt Returner, SR 2nd Team Blaine Hoover – Defensive Lineman, RS-SR Isaiah Paul – Linebacker, RS-SO Shawn Holton – Defensive Back, JR Elliott Davison – Defensive Back, SO

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State *		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 41–44 OT	8,637
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M *		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 40–9	2,517
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State *		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 42–34	16,107
September 25	11:00 a.m.	McNeese State		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 31–0	1,633
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 24	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	W 38–27	6,125
October 16	11:00 a.m.	Nicholls	No. 18	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 38–21	1,369
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	No. 16	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 20–28	7,498
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	No. 22	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 49–21	2,711
November 6	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana	No. 22	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 55–52	3,220
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	No. 17	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 27–23	6,392
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	No. 18	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 55–14	1,931
November 27	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Stephen F. Austin *	No. 13	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 35–28 OT	3,448
December 4	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Sam Houston *	No. 13	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 42–49	6,722
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Source: ^[5]

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined staff
Eric Morris	Head Coach	Texas Tech (2008)	2018
Jordan Davis	Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers	Texas Tech (2014)	2018
Justin Deason	Defensive Coordinator	Central Oklahoma (2003)	2018
Cody Crill	Offensive Coordinator	Angelo State (2002)	2018
Brandon Lechtenberg	Linebackers / Special Teams Coordinator	Nebraska	2018
Clint Killough	Inside Receivers / Academic Coordinator	Incarnate Word (2015)	2018
Darren Garrigan	Defensive Backs / Pass Game Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Matthew Gregg	Outside Linebackers	Southern Nazarene	2019
Mack Leftwich	Quarterbacks	UTEP (2017)	2018
Jordan Shoemaker	Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator	Houston (2011)	2018
Brett Watson	Interior Defensive Line / Academic Coordinator	West Texas A&M (2009)	2018
Scotty Yates	Quality Control / Defensive Backs	Texas A&M University–Commerce (2015)	2019
Rolando Surita III	Chief of Staff		2020
Bret Huth	Director of Strength and Conditioning	John Carroll (2010)	2018
Jimmy Fowler	Director of Football Operations		2021

Roster

Source: ^[6]

2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football
Quarterback  7 Cam Ward (C) – sophomore (6'3, 220)  8 Kevin Yeager – junior (6'1, 195)  9 Kannon Williams – freshman (6'2, 220) Running back  4 Kevin Brown – senior (5'9, 205)  5 Marcus Cooper – senior (5'8, 185) 22 Jarrell Wiley – freshman (5'10, 190) 26 Kaleb Ducros – junior (5'11, 190) 38 Tyrese Brown – sophomore (5'10, 185) Wide receiver  0 Darion Chafin – senior (6'2, 195)  1 Ce'Cori Tolds – senior (5'10, 155)  2 CJ Hardy – junior (5'11, 195)  6 Jayden Jones – sophomore (6'2, 200) 10 Kailan Noseff – senior (6'3, 195) 11 Jaelin Campbell – senior (6'1, 195) 12 Robert Ferrel – senior (5'9, 170) 13 Marquez Perez – sophomore (5'11, 190) 14 Emerson Haywood – sophomore (6'1, 165) 16 Taylor Grimes – junior (5'11, 190) 19 Baron Bradley – sophomore (6'1, 195) 80 Devin Morrison – junior (6'1, 205) 83 Trevor Begue – senior (5'11, 195) 84 Jalen Smothers – sophomore (5'10, 190) 86 Stayton Ankrom – freshman (6'2, 205) 88 Liam Capobianco – junior (6'3, 180) 89 Marcus Harmon – junior (5'10, 170) Tight end  3 Roger McCuller – senior (6'1, 210) 40 Coby Walker – sophomore (6'2, 255) 44 Brandon Zapata – junior (5'11, 210) 81 Parker Floyd – junior (6'4, 240) 85 Christian Smith – freshman (6'4, 220)		Offensive line 55 Aaron Martinez – sophomore (6'2, 295) 61 Jimeto Obigbo – freshman (6'4, 325) 62 Dawson Kier (C) – senior (6'3, 285) 63 Stanley Mark – junior (6'3, 285) 64 Dorion Strawn – freshman (6'5, 320) 65 Dayton Robinson – freshman (6'5, 325) 68 Jhase Edwards – junior (6'3, 290) 70 Cesar Moreno – senior (6'3, 310) 72 Reid Francis – junior (6'4, 300) 73 Jeremiah Williams – senior (6'1, 295) 74 Caleb Johnson – senior (6'6, 330) 75 Michael Vargas – sophomore (6'5, 295) 76 Nash Jones – sophomore (6'3, 300) 77 Jayden Borjas – junior (6'5, 300) 78 Uzoma Okere – senior (6'2, 290) 79 Joseph Kimmey – junior (6'6, 310) Defensive line 10 Terrell Lucas – DL – senior (6'3, 250) 11 Blaine Hoover – DE – senior (6'5, 265) 14 Brandon Bowen – DL – senior (6'4, 275) 41 Darius Richmond – DT – junior (6'2, 270) 43 Mason Meyer – DE – junior (6'3, 270) 45 Jared Soyring – DT – senior (6'2, 290) 47 Seth Jaquess – DE – junior (6'4, 250) 90 Sam Latham – DE – junior (6'4, 265) 92 Darien Townsend – DE – senior (6'3, 260) 93 Cameron Preston (C) – DT – senior (6'1, 325) 96 Josh Gonzalez – DL – freshman (6'3, 305) 97 Josh Jackson – DT – senior (6'0, 310) 99 Royce Wellington – DT – senior (6'1, 330) Kicker 37 John Scifers – sophomore (6'0, 180) 50 Carson Mohr – junior (5'8, 150) Punter 30 Keven Nguyen – senior (5'10, 185)		Linebacker  8 Kelechi Anyalebechi (C) – senior (6'0, 240)  9 Gerald Bowie III (C) – senior (6'1, 235) 21 Isaiah Paul – sophomore (6'2, 235) 27 Akil Jones – senior (6'0, 240) 32 Darius Sanders – freshman (6'2, 205) 33 Tylan George – sophomore (5'10, 215) 42 Tah Mac Bright – sophomore (6'2, 225) 46 Ricky Rich – junior (6'1, 210) 52 Gage Maples – freshman (6'0, 220) Defensive back  2 Micahh Smith – DB – senior (6'0, 205)  4 Kylan Thomas – DB – sophomore (5'11, 195)  5 Tiji Paul – CB – junior (5'10, 195)  6 Shawn Holton – S – junior (5'10, 165)  7 Rashon Davis – DB – senior (6'0, 175) 13 Tre Richardson – CB – junior (6'1, 175) 16 Dante Heaggans – ATH – junior (6'0, 185) 17 Brandon Richard – CB – junior (5'11, 185) 18 Reese Watson – DB – junior (6'0, 185) 19 Reggie Branch – DB – freshman (6'1, 185) 20 Kaleb Culp – DB – sophomore (5'10, 185) 23 Moses Reynolds – DB – senior (6'2, 190) 24 Elliott Davison – DB – sophomore (6'0, 180) 25 Donovan Dreighton – S – freshman (6'2, 200) 28 Jalen Mann – DB – freshman (6'1, 180) 29 Brian Mayes – DB – freshman (6'1, 180) 31 Christian Jackson – DB – freshman (6'0, 180) 34 Rayden Campbell – DB – freshman (5'11, 180) Long snapper 35 Chance Trentman–Rosas – junior (6'2, 215) 56 Joe Giordano – senior (5'11, 225) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Depth chart

Defense STAR 17 Brandon Richard, Jr 32 Darius Sanders, Fr FS 20 Kaleb Culp, So 18 Reese Watson, Jr MO MIKE 21 Isaiah Paul -or- 27 Akil Jones, R-Sr 8 Kelechi Anyalebechi, Sr 33 Tylan George, So 21 Isaiah Paul, R-So SS 24 Elliot Davison, So 15 Shawn Holton, Jr CB 7 Rashon Davis, R-Sr 5 Tiji Paul, Jr DE DT DT DE 14 Brandon Bowen, R-Sr 93 Cameron Preston, Sr 45 Jared Soyring, Sr 10 Terrell Lucas, R-Sr 90 Sam Latham, Jr 99 Royce Wellington, Sr 41 Darius Richmond, Jr 11 Blaine Hoover, Sr CB 23 Moses Reynolds, Sr 16 Dante Haeggans, Jr Offense X 16 Taylor Grimes, Jr 19 Baron Bradley, So Y 12 Robert Ferrel, Sr 2 CJ Hardy, Jr LT LG C RG RT 76 Nash Jones, So 74 Caleb Johnson, Sr 72 Reid Francis, Jr 61 Jimeto Obigbo, Fr 62 Dawson Kier, R-Sr 64 Dorian Strawn, Fr 77 Jayden Borjas, Jr 63 Stanley Mark, So 63 Stanley Mark, So 64 Dorian Strawn, Fr TE 3 Roger McCuller, R-Sr 81 Parker Floyd, Jr -or- 85 Christian Smith, Fr Z 0 Darion Chafin, Sr 80 Devin Morrison, Jr QB 7 Cam Ward, So 8 Kevin Yeager, Jr Key reserves 83 Trevor Begue, R-Sr 92 Darien Townsend, R-Sr RB 4 Kevin Brown, R-Sr 5 Marcus Cooper, Sr Special teams PK 50 Carson Mohr, Jr PK 37 John Scifers, So P 30 Keven Nguyen, Sr P 37 John Scifers, So KR 5 Marcus Cooper, Sr PR 12 Robert Ferrel, Sr LS 56 Joe Giordano, R-Sr H 35 Chance Trentman-Rosas, Jr

Postseason honors

The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2021 season: ^[7]

Associated Press FCS All-American Second–Team
WR Taylor Grimes – Junior

Associated Press FCS All-American Third–Team
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Senior

Stats Perform FCS All-American Second–Team
QB Cam Ward – Sophomore
WR Taylor Grimes – Junior

Stats Perform FCS All-American Third–Team
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Senior

HERO Sports FCS All-American Second–Team
WR Taylor Grimes – Junior

Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year
QB Cameron Ward – Sophomore

Southland Conference Coach of the Year
Eric Morris

All–Southland Conference First–Team
RB Kevin Brown – Graduate Senior
WR Taylor Grimes – Junior
OL Nash Jones – Sophomore
DL Cameron Preston – Senior
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi – Senior
DB Kaleb Culp – Sophomore
PR Robert Ferrel – Senior

All–Southland Conference Second–Team
QB Cameron Ward – Sophomore
WR Robert Ferrel – Senior
P Keven Nguyen – Senior
DL Brandon Bowen – Graduate Senior
LB Isaiah Paul – Sophomore
DB Rashon Davis – Graduate Senior

All–Southland Conference Third–Team
RB Marcus Cooper – Graduate Senior
WR Darion Chafin – Senior
OL Reid Francis – Junior
OL Caleb Johnson – Senior
OL Dawson Kier – Senior
DL Blaine Hoover – Senior
DB Elliott Davison – Sophomore
DB Moses Reynolds – Senior
DB Brandon Richard – Junior

Game summaries

@ Youngstown State

See also: 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Youngstown State Penguins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cardinals	7	14	13	7	0	41
Penguins	14	10	7	10	3	44

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: E 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 8,637
• Referee: Art Brown
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play), Chris Sammarone (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter YSU – 6:22 Bryce Oliver 5 yard pass from Demeatric Crenshaw, Colt McFadden kick YSU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12 YSU – 4:34 Demeatric Crenshaw 3 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:56 UIW – 0:56 Kevin Brown 29 yard run, Carson Mohr kick YSU 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38 Second Quarter YSU – 10:21 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal YSU 17–7 Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:26 UIW – 8:56 Darion Chafin 38 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick YSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25 UIW – 4:18 Taylor Grimes 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:27 YSU – 2:20 Jaleel McLaughlin 72 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 24–21 Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:54 Third Quarter YSU – 7:00 Jaleel McLaughlin 11 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 31–21 Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:55 UIW – 3:49 Kevin Brown 1 yard run, Carson Mohr kick failed YSU 31–27 Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:05 UIW – 0:48 Darion Chafin 20 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 34–31 Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:54 Fourth Quarter YSU – 2:15 Demeatric Crenshaw 9 yard run, Colt McFadden kick YSU 38–34 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:17 UIW – 0:39 Trevor Begue 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 41–38 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36 YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 41 yard field goal Tied 41–41 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25 Overtime YSU – 0:00 Colt McFadden 27 yard field goal YSU 44–41 Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:00 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 28/47, 352 YDS, 4 TD YSU – Demeatric Crenshaw 9/12, 112 YDS, 1 TD Rushing UIW – Kevin Brown 19 ATT, 118 YDS, 2 TD YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 29 ATT, 242 YDS, 2 TD Receiving UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD YSU – Jaleel McLaughlin 2 REC, 46 YDS

Prairie View A&M

See also: 2021 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Prairie View A&M Panthers at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	9	9
Cardinals	17	13	10	0	40

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 10 mph • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 2,517
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 11:00 CJ Hardy 16 yard pass from Cam Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:00 UIW – 5:59 John Scifers 49 yard field goal UIW 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:51 UIW – 2:00 Marcus Cooper 16 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 17–0 Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:46 Second Quarter UIW – 14:14 Kevin Brown 8 yard run, John Scifers kick blocked UIW 23–0 Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:23 UIW – 1:38 Roger McCuller 9 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 30–0 Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:03 Third Quarter UIW – 8:29 Taylor Grimes 8 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 37–0 Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:11 UIW – 5:19 John Scifers 45 yard field goal UIW 40–0 Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 0:46 Fourth Quarter PVAMU – 11:36 Luis Reyes 22 yard field goal UIW 40–3 Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 8:37 PVAMU – 7:09 Colbey Washington 25 yard pass from Jawon Pass, Luis Reyes kick failed UIW 40–9 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:35 Passing PVAMU – Jawon Pass 18/36, 188 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT UIW – Cam Ward 21/38, 208 YDS, 3 TD Rushing PVAMU – Kristian Mosley 13 ATT, 50 YDS UIW – Kevin Brown 12 ATT, 51 YDS, 1 TD Receiving PVAMU – Colbey Washington 4 REC, 49 YDS 1 TD UIW – CJ Hardy 3 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD

@ Texas State

See also: 2021 Texas State Bobcats football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Texas State Bobcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	0	14	14	42
Bobcats	7	10	7	10	34

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 95 • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 16,107
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (analyst) & Koral Riggs (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter TXST – 9:32 Jahmyl Jeter 1 yard run, Seth Keller kick TXST 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:56 UIW – 6:19 Kevin Brown 5 yard run, John Scifers kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:13 UIW – 1:01 Robert Ferrel 32 yard pass from Cam Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:32 Second Quarter TXST – 8:51 Jahmyl Jeter 1 yard run, Seth Keller kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 7:04 TXST – 1:09 Seth Keller 33 yard field goal TXST 17–14 Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:00 Third Quarter UIW – 11:47 Marcus Cooper 9 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:45 TXST – 8:03 Marcell Barbee 18 yard pass from Brady McBride, Seth Keller kick TXST 24–21 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44 UIW – 1:35 Robert Ferrel 14 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 28–24 Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:20 Fourth Quarter TXST – 11:17 Marcell Barbee 4 yard pass from Brady McBride, Seth Keller kick TXST 31–28 Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:18 UIW – 7:07 Darion Chafin 8 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 35–31 Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:19 UIW – 2:48 Taylor Grimes 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 42–31 Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:07 TXST – 0:58 Seth Keller 37 yard field goal UIW 42–34 Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 1:50 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 31/47, 376 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT TXST – Brady McBride 25/41, 278 YDS, 2 TD Rushing UIW – Marcus Cooper 10 ATT, 74 YDS, 1 TD TXST – Calvin Hill 16 ATT, 78 YDS Receiving UIW – Robert Ferrel 10 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD TXST – Javen Banks 6 REC, 64 YDS

McNeese State

See also: 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team

McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	14	7	7	3	31

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 • Wind: SE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny and clear
• Game attendance: 1,633
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), & Lainie Fritz (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 10:41 Kevin Brown 14 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:24 UIW – 8:52 Taylor Grimes 1 yard run, John Scifers kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:44 Second Quarter UIW – 2:47 Trevor Begue 56 yard pass from Cam Ward, John Scifers kick UIW 21–0 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:41 Third Quarter UIW – 6:13 Taylor Grimes 11 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–0 Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:26 Fourth Quarter UIW – 12:01 Carson Mohr 25 yard field goal UIW 31–0 Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:40 Passing MCN – Cody Orgeron 22/36, 215 YDS, 1 INT UIW – Cam Ward 29/49, 352 YDS, 2 TD Rushing MCN – Stephon Huderson 9 ATT, 37 YDS UIW – Kevin Brown 13 ATT, 65 YDS, 1 TD Receiving MCN – Josh Matthews 3 REC, 59 YDS UIW – Trevor Begue 5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD

@ Northwestern State

See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Cardinals	14	14	7	3	38
Demons	0	13	7	7	27

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind: SSE 4 mph • Weather: Scattered storms
• Game attendance: 6,125
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau (analyst) & Laura Sadler (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 14:28 CJ Hardy 2 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:32 UIW – 8:37 Marcus Cooper 60 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:09 Second Quarter NSU – 13:30 Eddie Godina 40 yard field goal UIW 14–3 Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:39 UIW – 11:18 CJ Hardy 17 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–3 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:12 NSU – 9:30 Jay Griffin IV 53 yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher, Eddie Godina kick UIW 21–10 Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42 UIW – 5:48 Kevin Brown 54 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–10 Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:42 NSU – 0:41 Eddie Godina 30 yard field goal UIW 28–13 Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:43 Third Quarter NSU – 5:01 Javonis Issac 1 yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher, Eddie Godina kick UIW 28–20 Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:57 UIW – 3:22 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–20 Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:33 Fourth Quarter UIW – 8:40 Carson Mohr 23 yard field goal UIW 38–20 Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:42 NSU – 4:08 Zachary Clement 2 yard run, Eddie Godina kick UIW 38–27 Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:32 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 25/37, 348 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT NSU – Kaleb Fletcher 36/48, 319 YDS, 2 TD Rushing UIW – Kevin Brown 15 ATT, 81 YDS NSU – Scooter Adams 13 ATT, 80 YDS Receiving UIW – CJ Hardy 9 REC, 120 YDS, 2 TD NSU – Jay Griffin 3 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD

Nicholls

See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team

Nicholls Colonels at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	14	0	0	21
No. 18 Cardinals	0	14	7	17	38

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 • Wind: SSW 14 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 1,369
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), & Lainie Fritz (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter NSU – 5:48 Lindsey Scott Jr. 6 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:41 Second Quarter NSU – 14:21 Dai'Jean Dixon 25 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 14–0 Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:33 UIW – 13:30 Taylor Grimes 51 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick NSU 14–7 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:51 NSU – 4:57 Collin Guggenheim 1 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 21–7 Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 8:33 UIW – 3:26 Taylor Grimes 10 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick NSU 21–14 Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:25 Third Quarter UIW – 2:17 Taylor Grimes 49 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:02 Fourth Quarter UIW – 10:21 Taylor Grimes 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–21 Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:28 UIW – 6:46 Carson Mohr 40 yard field goal UIW 31–21 Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:49 UIW – 0:50 Kevin Brown 26 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 38–21 Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:30 Passing NSU – Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/29, 214 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT UIW – Cam Ward 25/36, 388 YDS, 4 TD Rushing NSU – Lindsey Scott, Jr. 20 ATT, 90 YDS, 1 TD UIW – Kevin Brown 14 ATT, 80 YDS, 1 TD Receiving NSU – Dai'Jean Dixon 9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD UIW – Taylor Grimes 9 REC, 182 YDS, 4 TD

@ McNeese State

See also: 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at McNeese State Cowboys

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Cardinals	0	6	6	8	20
Cowboys	14	7	0	7	28

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 7,498
• Referee: Nolan Dumas
• TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play, LaDarrin McLane (analyst), Shavonne Herndon (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter MCN – 9:06 Jamal Pettigrew 49 yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:42 MCN – 5:15 Deonta McMahon 27 yard run, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 14–0 Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:21 Second Quarter MCN – 4:04 Deonta McMahon 11 yard run, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 21–0 Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:07 UIW – 0:04 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick failed MCN 21–6 Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 9:35 Third Quarter UIW – 2:58 Kevin Brown 46 yard run, Cameron Ward rush failed MCN 21–12 Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:28 Fourth Quarter MCN – 10:08 Cody Orgeron 17 yard run, Nolan Heitmeier kick MCN 28–12 Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:07 UIW – 3:40 Robert Ferrel 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Kevin Brown rush MCN 28–20 Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:29 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 39/59, 455 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT MCN – Cody Orgeron 10/12, 140 YDS, 1 TD Rushing UIW – Kevin Brown 7 ATT, 69 YDS, 1 TD MCN – Deonta McMahon 13 ATT, 82 YDS, 2 TD Receiving UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD MCN – Jamal Pettigrew 1 REC, 49 YDS, 1 TD

Houston Baptist

See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Houston Baptist Huskies at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	7	7	21
No. 22 Cardinals	14	14	14	7	49

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 • Wind: SW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 2,711
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play, Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 9:52 Robert Ferrel 3 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:08 UIW – 3:30 Kevin Brown 28 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:37 Second Quarter UIW – 7:52 Robert Ferrel 31 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 4:55 HBU – 2:20 Tyson Thompson 2 yard pass from Orion Olivas, Gino Garcia kick UIW 21–7 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:32 UIW – 0:02 Darion Chafin 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 2:10 Third Quarter HBU – 12:02 Xzavier Ford 10 yard run, Gino Garcia kick UIW 28–14 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:58 UIW – 6:00 Roger McCuller 14 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–14 Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:46 UIW – 2:06 Marcus Cooper 14 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–14 Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:45 Fourth Quarter HBU – 14:53 Christian Hood 0 yard fumble recovery, Gino Garcia kick UIW 42–21 UIW – 11:30 Marcus Cooper 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–21 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23 Passing HBU – Orion Olivas 38/49, 274 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT UIW – Cam Ward 34/46, 328 YDS, 4 TD Rushing HBU – Xzavier Ford 13 ATT, 62 YDS, 1 TD UIW – Marcus Cooper 18 ATT, 104 YDS, 2 TD Receiving HBU – Tyson Thompson 16 REC, 103 YDS, 1 TD UIW – Robert Ferrel 10 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD

No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Lions	7	10	21	14	52
No. 22 Cardinals	7	21	14	13	55

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 • Wind: SE 2 mph • Weather: Clear, sunny
• Game attendance: 3,220
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 5:10 Taylor Grimes 16 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:58 SLU – 0:07 Cole Kelley 4 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:56 Second Quarter UIW – 14:18 Darion Chafin 31 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:49 SLU – 10:52 Mateo Rengifo 36 yard field goal UIW 14–10 Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:20 UIW – 4:58 Robert Ferrel 2 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–10 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:58 SLU – 1:31 Nolan Givan 7 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 21–17 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:27 UIW – 0:20 Darion Chafin 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–17 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46 Third Quarter SLU – 12:14 Cole Kelley 3 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 28–24 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46 UIW – 10:27 Taylor Grimes 25 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–24 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:40 SLU – 7:30 Austin Mitchell 49 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 35–31 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57 UIW – 6:40 CJ Hardy 37 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–31 Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 0:50 SLU – 2:36 Gage Larvadain 10 yard pass from Cole Kelley, Mateo Rengifo kick UIW 42–38 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04 Fourth Quarter SLU – 11:22 Taron Jones 2 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick SLU 45–42 Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:12 UIW – 4:05 Kevin Brown 80 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–45 Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:14 SLU – 1:55 Cole Kelley 4 yard run, Mateo Rengifo kick SLU 52–49 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10 UIW – 0:25 Robert Ferrel 24 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick failed UIW 55–52 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:30 Passing SLU – Cole Kelley 50/68, 647 YDS, 3 TD UIW – Cam Ward 34/52, 610 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT Rushing SLU – Taron Jones 10 ATT, 56 YDS, 1 TD UIW – Kevin Brown 6 ATT, 65 YDS Receiving SLU – Austin Mitchell 9 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD UIW – Taylor Grimes 12 REC, 193 YDS, 2 TD

@ Nicholls

See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nicholls Colonels

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Cardinals	0	13	14	0	27
Colonels	10	10	0	3	23

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 • Wind: NNW 11 mph • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 6,392
• Referee: Craig Helser
• TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter NSU – 8:09 Gavin Lasseigne 21 yard field goal NSU 3–0 Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:51 NSU – 3:41 Al'Dontre Davis 21 yard pass from Kohen Granier, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:49 Second Quarter UIW – 10:35 Roger McCuller 6 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick NSU 10–7 Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 2:10 UIW – 8:03 Darion Chafin 13 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick blocked UIW 13–10 Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:25 NSU – 2:33 Collin Guggenheim 2 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick NSU 17–13 Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:23 NSU – 0:08 Gavin Lasseigne 19 yard field goal NSU 20–13 Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:09 Third Quarter UIW – 8:00 Kevin Brown 55 yard run, Carson Mohr kick Tied 20–20 Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:30 UIW – 0:08 Kevin Brown 80 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 27–20 Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:58 Fourth Quarter NSU – 9:20 Gavin Lasseigne 45 yard field goal UIW 27–23 Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:43 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 13/30, 108 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT NSU – Kohen Granier 18/27, 191 YDS, 1 TD Rushing UIW – Kevin Brown 11 ATT, 185 YDS, 2 TD NSU – Collin Guggenheim 32 ATT, 141 YDS, 1 TD Receiving UIW – Robert Ferrel 4 REC, 47 YDS NSU – Dai'Jean Dixon 8 REC, 90 YDS

@ Houston Baptist

See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Houston Baptist Huskies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Cardinals	35	7	10	3	55
Huskies	0	14	0	0	14

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 • Wind: NW 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 1,931
• Referee: Craig Helser
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Laura Sadler (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 11:56 Kevin Brown 2 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:07 UIW – 11:50 Moses Reynolds 26 yard interception return, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 UIW – 9:18 CJ Hardy 25 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:25 UIW – 6:35 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–0 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:30 UIW – 2:05 Darion Chafin 11 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–0 Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:25 Second Quarter HBU – 13:27 Ean Beek 2 yard run, Gino Garcia kick UIW 35–7 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:38 HBU – 7:10 Corey Smooth 36 yard interception return, Gino Garcia kick UIW 35–14 UIW – 4:08 Darion Chafin 12 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–14 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:02 Third Quarter UIW – 9:53 Kevin Brown 2 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–14 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:07 UIW – 6:41 Carson Mohr 42 yard field goal UIW 52–14 Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:37 Fourth Quarter UIW – 4:39 Carson Mohr 21 yard field goal UIW 55–14 Drive: 11 plays, 20 yards, 6:34 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 27/34, 314 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT HBU – Orion Olivas 10/24, 79 YDS, 4 INT Rushing UIW – Marcus Cooper 11 ATT, 87 YDS, 1 TD HBU – Ean Beek 7 ATT, 45 YDS, 1 TD Receiving UIW – Robert Ferrel 7 REC, 78 YDS HBU – Lane Botkin 3 REC, 40 YDS

FCS playoffs

Stephen F. Austin – first round

See also: 2021 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

FCS playoffs first round

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 20 Lumberjacks	0	14	0	14	0	28
No. 13 Cardinals	7	7	7	7	7	35

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: November 27, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 51 • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy & overcast
• Game attendance: 3,448
• Referee: Jason Soistman
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & Taylor McHargue (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter UIW – 7:08 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:43 Second quarter SFA – 14:50 QuenTyvian Borders 2 yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 2:49 UIW – 11:09 Cameron Ward 6 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:34 SFA – 1:30 QuenTyvian Borders 8 yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:18 Third quarter UIW – 2:34 Taylor Grimes 23 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–14 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:02 Fourth quarter SFA – 8:00 Keshon Williams 5 yard pass from Trae Self, Chris Campos kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:36 SFA – 5:16 Rayshad Nichols 32 yard fumble recovery, Chris Campos kick SFA 28–21 UIW – 0:38 Taylor Grimes 7 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick Tied 28–28 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:38 Overtime UIW – 0:00 Robert Ferrel 6 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–28 Passing SFA – Trae Self 21/37, 243 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT UIW – Cam Ward 39/54, 328 YDS, 4 TD Rushing SFA – Miles Reed 20 ATT, 86 YDS UIW – Kevin Brown 10 ATT, 44 YDS Receiving SFA – Xavier Gipson 6 REC, 101 YDS UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 118 YDS, 3 TD

@ Sam Houston – second round

See also: 2021 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

FCS playoffs second round

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cardinals	7	14	7	14	42
No. 1 Bearkats	10	21	3	15	49

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

• Date: December 4, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Overcast
• Game attendance: 6,722
• Referee: Matt Gallagher
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter UIW – 11:39 Taylor Grimes 3 yard pass from Cam Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:21 SHSU – 5:41 Noah Smith 3 yard run, Seth Morgan kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:46 SHSU – 0:21 Seth Morgan 37 yard field goal SHSU 10–7 Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:07 Second quarter UIW – 13:34 Marcus Cooper 40 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–10 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47 SHSU – 11:54 Ramon Jefferson 48 yard run, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 17–14 Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:31 SHSU – 8:25 Jequez Ezzard 22 yard pass from Eric Schmid, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 24–14 Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:02 SHSU – 1:51 Eric Schmid 9 yard run, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 31–14 Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:41 UIW – 0:19 Darion Chafin 1 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick SHSU 31–21 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:32 Third quarter UIW – 9:22 Robert Ferrel 16 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick SHSU 31–28 Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:14 SHSU – 1:10 Seth Morgan 34 yard field goal SHSU 34–28 Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:00 Fourth quarter UIW – 14:52 Darion Chafin 48 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–34 Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:13 SHSU – 8:13 Ramon Jefferson 1 yard run, Noah Smith pass SHSU 42–35 Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:34 UIW – 7:50 Trevor Begue 62 yard pass from Cameron Ward, Carson Mohr kick Tied 42–42 Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:23 SHSU – 2:07 Eric Schmid 3 yard run, Seth Morgan kick SHSU 49–42 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:43 Passing UIW – Cam Ward 39/61, 481 YDS, 5 TD SHSU – Eric Schmid 21/32, 210 YDS, 1 TD Rushing UIW – Kevin Brown 12 ATT, 64 YDS SHSU – Ramon Jefferson 22 ATT, 166 YDS, 2 TD Receiving UIW – Darion Chafin 11 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD SHSU – Jequez Ezzard 4 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	RV	—	—	RV	24	20	18	16	22	17	18	13	13	13	12
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	19	15	15	15	13

References

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2. "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
3. "2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals Football Schedule".
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5. "Football Coaches". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
6. "2021 Football Roster". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
7. "Southland Announces 2021 All-Conference Football Teams". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2021.